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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1920
Page
11
Public crowds gathered at the railway station Monday morning as Prince of Romania was due in Seattle. Witnesses described a brisk scene despite the aloof reception and lingering questions about royal appearances in the region.
The page presents letters debating Prince Carol’s private life and public royalty, Jim Crow era xenophobia toward Japanese workers, and child care observations. Readers urge civic action on vacant lots, nursery scenes, and home charity, urging immediate local help rather than waiting for holidays.
Industry leaders lament slow output from Picture With Punch Fest sellers and push for faster production. They predict reissues and new adaptations from pulp titles such as Deadwood Dick and Nellie the Beautiful Cloak Model will draw audiences with blood and romance.
An article ponders Eden as childhood happiness and a future golden age, contrasting ancient and modern views of progress. It argues neither Eden nor a distant divine event may exist, urging readers to find happiness in the present rather than chasing elusive ends.
The piece contrasts valuing art and science with a money driven culture. It argues wealth can be created by innovation or extracted from others, and that many cheapskate rulers seek power by exploiting peers. It questions true legitimacy, noting Jesus among the humble and the cynical chorus of “I am king” amid class and national strife.
Nominee Harding expresses concern for California fruit industries in a telegram to California. The piece mocks the potential policy plank for higher tariffs on lemons. It suggests rival Jim Cox oppose by advocating higher costs for other California produce to win votes.
A national bank presents statistics predicting that 40 years from now 36 of 100 healthy young men will be dead, 1 will be rich, 4 will be wealthy yet working to support themselves, and 64 will depend on relatives or charity, based on records from a major Middle region bank.
The text notes railroad rate increases meet state obstacles with varied reaction. It predicts possible state refusals and a scattered rate landscape as stations near borders gain traffic. It warns railroads may push for full federal oversight by the ICC while lamenting fragmented regulation across 48 commissions.
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The article maps likely electoral fault lines in 12 states with Ohio New York Indiana Illinois as hot battlegrounds. It projects Democrats at 185 and Republicans 195 electoral votes, notes California Colorado Idaho New Mexico Utah Wisconsin and others as doubtful, and stresses labor upstate in New York shaping the outcome. It also recalls Cox Wilson Harding and historical margins in Ohio and Illinois.
Dr Frank Crane argues religion belongs in society not confined to church walls. He says theater and street life reveal faith more than pews and temple, condemning institutionalized religion as Pharisee like. The church is the pot. religion is the flower to be transplanted into daily life.
A humorous column riffs on Hane Pederson as a talented contractor who set a fire and tried to extinguish it. Audience rivalry and panicked hotel owners are noted as undermining his hero moment while managers fear minor blazes near their structures. The piece humorously contrasts effort and outcome. It also marks Joe Miller's birthday with a grim punchline about misattributed jokes.
A critic laments the empty glamour of much poetry and praises concise prose. He argues most poets lack lasting power, praises Homer for epic rhythm, and urges reading classics as prose to reveal true meaning. He notes English lacks musicality and that language best serves prose and oratory.
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